2012: Flourished as the team’s closer,
putting together one of the best season in UMass Boston history
… Became the first player to be honored as D3Baseball.com
All-Region Player with a spot on the All-New England Region Third
Team … Named a Second Team Little East Conference All-Star
… Allowed just four runs, one earned in twelve appearances
… Tied Tony Damon’s (’10) program-mark for saves
with five … Finished the year 0-2 with 13 strikeouts in 18.1
innings pitched … Held opponents to a .141 batting average
with just nine hits allowed … Allowed no hits and no runs in
his first 6.1 innings pitched, spanning five appearances …
Earned the save in his first career appearance by working a perfect
inning March 10 against FDU-Florham … Pitched a 2.1 innings
and struck out a career-best three strikeouts to earn the save
April 7 at Western Connecticut State … Went a season-high
2.2 innings May 10 against Southern Maine in the Little East
Conference Tournament.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from
Woodside High School in Woodside, California in 2009 ... Three
sport athlete (football, basketball, baseball) at Woodside High
School ... Named a three-time All-League selection with the
football, basketball, and baseball teams ... Helped the baseball
team a league championship as a sophomore ... Helped the football
team to a league championship as a senior ... Born on March 2, 1991
... Son of Mike and Lorie Thomas ... Has one brother, Joey ...
Majoring in Criminal Justice.